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->''"You kids change partners more than square dancers!"''
-->--'''Kitty''', ''Series/That70sShow''

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* While it tends to take longer than the above examples, a good chunk of Franchise/SpiderMan's supporting cast has dated other chunks of it. (Flash Thompson has dated TWO of Peter's exes and one girl that had a crush on him, just to pick one example)

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* On ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', Kramer and Elaine each had a couple significant others that lasted a few episodes, George was briefly engaged, but otherwise, the four main characters go through GirlOfTheWeek pretty much ''every week''
** Kramer is more likely to have a "money making scheme of the week" though.

* ''Franchise/ArchieComics'' features a teenage version with nearly every character just casually dating. The girls get mad when Archie dates another, but it's commonly accepted that Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica all date whomever they want.

* RealLife [[AvertedTrope Averts]]. Whilst they still will get genuine surprise from many, long-standing couples exist that last through High School, or even [[HighSchoolSweethearts Beyond]], though they are still relatively rare.

* ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfAnAmericanTeenager'', also by the creator of ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', does this a ''lot''. Amy gets pregnant by Ricky then falls in love and illegally marries Ben. Grace dates Jack but then they break up because he slept with Adrian. Adrian dates/sleeps with Ricky a lot but doesn't mind going out with Jack a couple of times. Grace then falls for Ricky who still has sex with Adrian a lot even though he and Grace are technically dating. Ben's best friends, Henry and Alice, were dating but then they had sex too. And apparently it was bad. And the second time was bad too. So they break up and Henry flirts/has a crush on Amy's sister Ashley who also appears to like him. Alice goes out with the then single Jack. But she still is up to sex with Henry... and we're only on episode 14 of season one.

* ''TheSecretLifeOfAnAmericanTeenager'', also by the creator of ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', does this a ''lot''. Amy gets pregnant by Ricky then falls in love and illegally marries Ben. Grace dates Jack but then they break up because he slept with Adrian. Adrian dates/sleeps with Ricky a lot but doesn't mind going out with Jack a couple of times. Grace then falls for Ricky who still has sex with Adrian a lot even though he and Grace are technically dating. Ben's best friends, Henry and Alice, were dating but then they had sex too. And apparently it was bad. And the second time was bad too. So they break up and Henry flirts/has a crush on Amy's sister Ashley who also appears to like him. Alice goes out with the then single Jack. But she still is up to sex with Henry... and we're only on episode 14 of season one.
* While it tends to take longer than the above examples, a good chunk of Spider-man's supporting cast has dated other chunks of it. (Flash Thompson has dated TWO of Peter's exes and one girl that had a crush on him, just to pick one example)

* Enforced in the original ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''. Making dates with one girl exclusively is the easiest way to lose. If you don't take other girls you know on dates once in a while, they will feel neglected and "bomb" you, making the feelings of all of the other girls negative--including the girl you're focusing on! The balancing act this creates between building a strong relationship with the character you're truly interested in and keeping all the other girls happy is one of the trickiest aspects of the game.
* ''ArchieComics'' features a teenage version with nearly every character just casually dating. The girls get mad when Archie dates another, but it's commonly accepted that Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica all date whomever they want.
* RealLife [[AvertedTrope Averts]]. Whilst they still will get genuine surprise from many, long-standing couples exist that last through High School, or even [[HighSchoolSweethearts Beyond]], though they are still relatively rare.

->--'''Kitty''', ''Series/That70sShow''

A semi-aversion of a LoveDodecahedron, only instead of [[NoLovesIntersect stable, dedicated relationships]], the romantic situation is just too scrambled for it to form. Characters seem to go through partners faster than an allergy sufferer goes through tissues. This ''can'' land the story more on the cynical side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism unless the characters are middle schoolers,
where week-long girlfriends and boyfriends happen all the time. With characters any older than that, it usually turns ridiculous.

* ''TheSecretLifeOfAnAmericanTeenager'', also by the creator of ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', does this a ''lot''. Amy gets pregnant by Ricky then falls in love and illegally marries Ben. Grace dates Jack but then they break up because he slept with Adrian. Adrian dates/sleeps with Ricky a lot but doesn't mind going out with Jack a couple of times. Grace then falls for Ricky who still has sex with Adrian a lot even though he and Grace are technically dating. Ben's best friends, Henry and Alice, were dating but then they had sex too. And apparently it was bad. And the second time was bad too. So they break up and Henry flirts/has a crush on Amy's sister Ashley who also appears to like him. Alice goes out with the then single Jack. But she still is up to sex with Henry...And we're only on episode 14 of season one.

* ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' is notorious for characters going through partners as if they were tissues. Some characters went through so many partners that they ran out of people to pair with, and had to date someone they'd been with in previous seasons. In one notable case, two characters [[SuddenlySexuality changed sexual orientation to be together]] -- and as soon as they broke up, one of them changed orientation right back.

* In ''Series/That70sShow'', when Kitty finds out that now Hyde and Jackie are dating, she proclaims "You kids change partners more than square dancers!"

* Enforced in the original ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''. Making dates with one girl exclusively is the easiest way to lose. If you don't take other girls you know on dates once in a while, they will feel neglected and "bomb" you, making the feelings of all of the other girls negative - including the girl you're focusing on! The balancing act this creates between building a strong relationship with the character you're truly interested in and keeping all the other girls happy is one of the trickiest aspects of the game.

* In ''That70sShow'', when Kitty finds out that now Hyde and Jackie are dating, she proclaims "You kids change partners more than square dancers!"

* Enforced in the original ''TokimekiMemorial''. Making dates with one girl exclusively is the easiest way to lose. If you don't take other girls you know on dates once in a while, they will feel neglected and "bomb" you, making the feelings of all of the other girls negative - including the girl you're focusing on! The balancing act this creates between building a strong relationship with the character you're truly interested in and keeping all the other girls happy is one of the trickiest aspects of the game.

* Both the original and reboot series of ''BeverlyHills90210'' were/are known for having the main characters go though partners faster than they change clothes. Kelly is probably the worst offender in the first series and Annie in the sequel.
* On ''{{Seinfeld}}'', Kramer and Elaine each had a couple significant others that lasted a few episodes, George was briefly engaged, but otherwise, the four main characters go through GirlOfTheWeek pretty much ''every week''

* The first couple of seasons of SexAndTheCity ran on this (''particularly'' Samantha), though by the series end they were all in steady relationships.
** All of which reflected the serious character growth they had undergone during the course of the series, except Carrie's
* Enforced in the original TokimekiMemorial. Making dates with one girl exclusively is the easiest way to lose. If you don't take other girls you know on dates once in a while, they will feel neglected and "bomb" you, making the feelings of all of the other girls negative - including the girl you're focusing on! The balancing act this creates between building a strong relationship with the character you're truly interested in and keeping all the other girls happy is one of the trickiest aspects of the game.
* ArchieComics features a teenage version with nearly every character just casually dating. The girls get mad when Archie dates another, but it's commonly accepted that Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica all date whomever they want.

* Both the original and reboot series of BeverlyHills90210 were/are known for having the main characters go though partners faster than they change clothes. Kelly is probably the worst offender in the first series and Annie in the sequel.
* On {{Seinfeld}}, Kramer and Elaine each had a couple significant others that lasted a few episodes, George was briefly engaged, but otherwise, the four main characters go through GirlOfTheWeek pretty much ''every week''

* Alex from ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' regularly dates and dumps boys. A notable exception was Dean, who she eventually had a real relationship with. [[PutOnABus They still broke up, though.]] The later seasons have her dating Mason and one episode has him jealous of Dean. Justin gets his fair share of partners too, but ends up in a serious relationship with Juliet while Alex is with Mason. She also gets PutOnABus.

A semi-aversion of a LoveDodecahedron, only instead of [[NoLovesIntersect stable, dedicated relationships]], the romantic situation is just too scrambled for it to form. Characters seem to go through partners faster than an allergy sufferer goes through tissues. This ''can'' land the story more on the cynical side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism only if the characters are middle schoolers, where week-long girlfriends and boyfriends happen all the time. With characters any older than that, it usually turns ridiculous.

* RealLife [[AvertedTrope Averts]] this hard. Whilst they still will get genuine surprise from many, long-standing couples exist that last through High School, or even [[HighSchoolSweethearts Beyond]], though they are still relatively rare.

* Both the original and reboot series of BeverlyHills90210 were/are known for having the main characters go though partners faster than they change clothes. Kelly is probably the worst offender in the first series and Annie in the sequel.

* ''DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' is notorious for characters going through partners as if they were tissues. Some characters went through so many partners that they ran out of people to pair with, and had to date someone they'd been with in previous seasons. In one notable case, two characters [[SuddenlySexuality changed sexual orientation to be together]] -- and as soon as they broke up, one of them changed orientation right back.

* In That70sShow, when Kitty finds out that now Hyde and Jackie are dating, she proclaims "You kids change partners more than square dancers!"

* Alex from ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' regularly dates and dumps boys. A notable exception was Dean, who she eventually had a real relationship with. They still broke up, though.

* ''TheSecretLifeOfAnAmericanTeenager'', also by the creator of ''[[{{ptitlescaawhvv}} 7th Heaven]]'', does this a ''lot''. Amy gets pregnant by Ricky then falls in love and illegally marries Ben. Grace dates Jack but then they break up because he slept with Adrian. Adrian dates/sleeps with Ricky a lot but doesn't mind going out with Jack a couple of times. Grace then falls for Ricky who still has sex with Adrian a lot even though he and Grace are technically dating. Ben's best friends, Henry and Alice, were dating but then they had sex too. And apparently it was bad. And the second time was bad too. So they break up and Henry flirts/has a crush on Amy's sister Ashley who also appears to like him. Alice goes out with the then single Jack. But she still is up to sex with Henry...And we're only on episode 14 of season one.

* ''[[{{ptitlescaawhvv}} 7th Heaven]]'' is perhaps the only show more notorious for its musical-chairs dating.

* Alex from ''WizardsofWaverlyPlace'' regularly dates and dumps boys. A notable exception was Dean, who she eventually had a real relationship with. They still broke up, though.

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